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. >> cenk: when we come back, president obama's new pick for secretary treasury. do i like it? well we've got a guest on who's an expert on it. good pick or bad pick, we'll discuss when we come back. >> all the talk about deficit reduction, making sususususususususususususususususususususususususususususususu before the sneeze, help protect with a spray. before the tissue, help defend with a wipe. before the cold & flu season help prevent with lysol. because when you have 10 times more protection with each hand wash... and kill 99.9% of germs around the house with each spray... those healthy habits start to add up. this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. >> i never noticed jack's signature, and when this was highlighted yesterday in the press, i considered rescinding my offer to appoint him. jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency should he be confirmed as secretary of the treasury. thank you very much, everybody. >> cenk: tha
. >> cenk: when we come back, president obama's new pick for secretary treasury. do i like it? well we've got a guest on who's an expert on it. good pick or bad pick, we'll discuss when we come back. >> all the talk about deficit reduction, making sususususususususususususususususususususususususususususususu before the sneeze, help protect with a spray. before the tissue, help defend with a wipe. before the cold & flu season help prevent with lysol. because when you have 10...
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john brennan is now on tap to be the new head of the cia. he said he agrees with that idea. at least we're told he agrees with that idea. but while he has had the job of leading the overall counterterrorism policies of the obama administration, we have seen no such shift in direction. so why are we now supposed to believe, now that he's up to be the direction, of the cia, which is a senate confirmable job, why are we now supposed to believe that regardless of how things have gone under his leadership so far it all might change and get a lot more accountable and more transparent and he gets this new job? if he does want to bring drone warfare out of the dark and put it on more authoritatively legal and accountable grounds, if he moves to run the cia, will that make him more able to effect that change in our government if he really wants to do if if he really has wanted to do it all along but hasn't been able to pull it off? i mean, it is kind of hard to believe he's going to go run an agency so he can give some of that agency's authorities away. or are we to believe that the
john brennan is now on tap to be the new head of the cia. he said he agrees with that idea. at least we're told he agrees with that idea. but while he has had the job of leading the overall counterterrorism policies of the obama administration, we have seen no such shift in direction. so why are we now supposed to believe, now that he's up to be the direction, of the cia, which is a senate confirmable job, why are we now supposed to believe that regardless of how things have gone under his...
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barack obama or ronald reagan. it's hot and it's next. and, oh, no, from the mup ets to kermit to sponge bob. the rieng wingers have a new conspiracy advancing a liberal agenda. be afraid, america. be very afraid. w ent all out on the w decorations, huh? ent yeah, but i'm so slow taking them down after all the fatty holiday food. but that's normal, right? it doesn't have to be. activia helps with occasional irregularity when eaten three times a day. you'll love your new normal. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! >>> up next, we've long heard republicans say ronald reagan deserves to be on mount rushmor. but does president obama deserve a spot? it's a question giving a lot of attention today. that's next. what are you doing? nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was
barack obama or ronald reagan. it's hot and it's next. and, oh, no, from the mup ets to kermit to sponge bob. the rieng wingers have a new conspiracy advancing a liberal agenda. be afraid, america. be very afraid. w ent all out on the w decorations, huh? ent yeah, but i'm so slow taking them down after all the fatty holiday food. but that's normal, right? it doesn't have to be. activia helps with occasional irregularity when eaten three times a day. you'll love your new normal. but i'm still...
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. >> jennifer: there is news that some people say is president obama most controversial cabinet member were the perspective of congress who is attorney general eric holder. he's going to be staying on awhile longer, although as late as november eric holder hinted that he would be leaving in the second term. why the seeming change in position? >> well, i think again it goes back to the fact that it was a tough re-election campaign. it was hard fought to the end. when it was ended the republicans started a fiscal cliff which they have manufactured. i don't think the administration has had the luxury of spending weeks and months in determining what the second term of the cabinet would be. if you were the attorney general sometimes they get in the middle things that maybe they don't want to end and leave office until its ended. there may be factors there. but right now the president wants to be deliberate, and the attorney general who is very close to the president, will afford him whatever he wants in that regard. >> jennifer: i agree and i think he has been a terrific attorney general to
. >> jennifer: there is news that some people say is president obama most controversial cabinet member were the perspective of congress who is attorney general eric holder. he's going to be staying on awhile longer, although as late as november eric holder hinted that he would be leaving in the second term. why the seeming change in position? >> well, i think again it goes back to the fact that it was a tough re-election campaign. it was hard fought to the end. when it was ended the...
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andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there's news out of the world of sports. we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national institutes of health show he had a brain disease called cte, caused by repeated blows to the head. symptoms can include memory loss, aggression and depression. >>> now to a life or death struggle that has captured attention around the world. 11 whales trapped under the ice, running out of breathing room. and just as a rescue mission was ramping up, something unexpected took place. it's all happening way up in remote northern quebec. and nbc news chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson has our report. >> this is a scene of beauty and bewilderment. the ocean's top predators, killer whales, fighting to breathe in canada's hudson bay. this pod of orcas has become an
andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there's news out of the world of sports. we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national institutes of health show he had a brain disease called cte, caused by repeated blows to the...
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what do you think of obama now reelected, he wins the fiscal cliff debate, he's going into new negotiations. he seems emboldened, unencumbered about having to run for reelection. >> hey, af li have a lot of respect for the guy. and i liked romney, he did not resonate. and obama played the rich guy/poor guy. there are a lot more poor people than rich people. even though the job creators are what historically made this whole thing work, but i have a lot of respect for obama. people think i don't respect him. i respect him a lot. i think his story is an amazing story, what people like him or don't like him? he ran a tough campaign. >> he ran a tough campaign. took a long time for romney to get tough and they told him please don't be so tough at the first debate and he disappeared. such a fine man with a fine family and he disappeared, something happened after the first debate. he did a wonderful job. now they're saying they told him to take it easy. i don't know if that's true, sean, it's hard to believe that it's true because that's common sense, also. >> sean: i was told they thought they we
what do you think of obama now reelected, he wins the fiscal cliff debate, he's going into new negotiations. he seems emboldened, unencumbered about having to run for reelection. >> hey, af li have a lot of respect for the guy. and i liked romney, he did not resonate. and obama played the rich guy/poor guy. there are a lot more poor people than rich people. even though the job creators are what historically made this whole thing work, but i have a lot of respect for obama. people think i...
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comparing obama to mao and stalin and to hitler. they have been doing that his entire presidency. it's only in the last couple weeks that they've kind of been elevated because we're having this conversation about gun control. if you remember back, they opposed the health care bill because they said the health care bill was going to take away all their guns. i'm not making that up. that was like -- >> right. >> that was a major thing going on in the far right wing grassroots, that we have to stop this health care bill because it's going to take our guns. seriously. >> a continuing theme for them. >> it is. >> now, karen, the firearms apologists started out by saying that the solution to gun violence was more guns, but now it seems they're almost saying that the solution is more violence. take a listen to conservative author mr. ben shapiro. >> the basis for the second amendment is not really about self-defense. i fear the possibility of a tyranny rising. it is about resistant to government tyranny. history is replete with democracies
comparing obama to mao and stalin and to hitler. they have been doing that his entire presidency. it's only in the last couple weeks that they've kind of been elevated because we're having this conversation about gun control. if you remember back, they opposed the health care bill because they said the health care bill was going to take away all their guns. i'm not making that up. that was like -- >> right. >> that was a major thing going on in the far right wing grassroots, that we...
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. >>> plus, is estrogen the answer for obama or are more women more problems. >>> and breaking news tonight, there is a flu epidemic in america, so why are hospitals overwhelmed, turning people away, and not prepared? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a school shooting. officials say a 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun entered a high school classroom in rural california today and opened fire. they say one student he shot is in critical condition tonight. he shot at a second student, but missed. the 16-year-old shooter is in police custody at this hour. our kyung lah is outside taft high school in taft, california. it's about 120 miles northwest of los angeles, as you see there. and kyung, what more can you tell us about the shooter and the possible motive? >> reporter: well, what we know is that first, police say he absolutely targeted those two boys, the first one who he struck, the second one, who he missed. and what we are also learning, from multiple parents and students we've talked to here on the grounds of the high school, i
. >>> plus, is estrogen the answer for obama or are more women more problems. >>> and breaking news tonight, there is a flu epidemic in america, so why are hospitals overwhelmed, turning people away, and not prepared? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a school shooting. officials say a 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun entered a high school classroom in rural california today and opened...
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former deputy white house press secretary and, wait for it, it's coming, bill, money bunny for the obama campaign. >> still. >> bill burton of priorities usa action. nbc news political analyst, former pennsylvania governor and current governor of "now" ed rendell, msnbc contributor and queen bee joye reid, and buzz feed editor in chief the eternally buzzy ben smith. gun reform advocates knew that introducing any kind of firearm safety laws would be met with a fight, but did they expect actual battle cries? >> i'm here to tell you, 1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms. doesn't matter how many lemons you get on the street begging for them to have their guns taken. we will not relinquish them. do you understand? >> just hours before vice president biden met with representatives of the nra yesterday, he spoke for the first time about some of the ideas gaining traction, including universal background checks and a ban on high capacity magazine clips. after the meeting of president of the nra said their discussion wasn't "a real conversation" and this morning pushed back aga
former deputy white house press secretary and, wait for it, it's coming, bill, money bunny for the obama campaign. >> still. >> bill burton of priorities usa action. nbc news political analyst, former pennsylvania governor and current governor of "now" ed rendell, msnbc contributor and queen bee joye reid, and buzz feed editor in chief the eternally buzzy ben smith. gun reform advocates knew that introducing any kind of firearm safety laws would be met with a fight, but...
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and yesterday president obama named his new treasury secretary, jack lew. jack lew who has one thing in common with president obama's last three presidential nominations, john kerry, chuck hagel and john brennan they are all white males. does the president have a diversity problem? hey, we'll get into that. afterall, he is the first african-american president. but first the latest out in los angeles, here she is with today's current news update, lisa ferguson. hi, lisa. good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. vice president joe biden continues his talks on gun control today. he's meeting at 2:15 this afternoon with representatives from the video gaming community along with researchers who study the effects of simulated violence on young kids. last night's meeting with the hollywood entertainment industry went relatively well according to representatives at the meeting. they said the industry appreciates being included in the dialogue and looks forward to doing its part in seeking meaningful solutions. it still is not quite clear though what more w
and yesterday president obama named his new treasury secretary, jack lew. jack lew who has one thing in common with president obama's last three presidential nominations, john kerry, chuck hagel and john brennan they are all white males. does the president have a diversity problem? hey, we'll get into that. afterall, he is the first african-american president. but first the latest out in los angeles, here she is with today's current news update, lisa ferguson. hi, lisa. good morning. >>...
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we just haven't had a new one in some years and that is a bad thing. it is also not true that president obama's budget got no votes because that wasn't his budget. we don't have a new budget in the united states and there are consequences for that, not the least of which are the dozen or so close calls with government shutdowns in the past few years. we'll probably face another one of those in the coming weeks. plus, those continuing resolutions, well, they're short-term. they avoid tackling long-term problems like federal debt and the deficits. the uncertainty of that short-term thinking wreaks havoc on businesses and their investment and unemployment. finally, it has been a nightmare of a week for boeing and its 787 dreamliner. a series of mechanical glitches on the airliner are being looked at by u.s. authorities. ray lahood announced a review into boeing's dreamliner by the federal aviation administration. >> -- will cover the critical systems of the aircraft including design, manufacturing, and assembly. through it we will look for the root causes
we just haven't had a new one in some years and that is a bad thing. it is also not true that president obama's budget got no votes because that wasn't his budget. we don't have a new budget in the united states and there are consequences for that, not the least of which are the dozen or so close calls with government shutdowns in the past few years. we'll probably face another one of those in the coming weeks. plus, those continuing resolutions, well, they're short-term. they avoid tackling...
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. >> cbs news political director john dickerson is in washington. john, good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> all right. so is it all the president's men as they say for president obama? >> well, right now it looks like it. these last three appointments, all white males, and this criticism is, look, mr. president, you won your election based on the votes of women and minorities, so you should respect that in your naming of the cabinet picks. the white house pushes back and says he's only halfway through the process, don't judge him so quickly, yet the judge is being judged quickly on race and gender issues, it may be, in fact, because he taught people how do that. in his campaign there was not a race or gender that the obama campaign didn't jump on when it came to mitt romney and the republicans and so now he's feeling a little bit of that heat himself. >> what do they plan to do? >> he's saying, wait a minute. his closest trusted adviser is an african-american woman. he has cabinet members staying in his cabinet who are minorities. they're sayin
. >> cbs news political director john dickerson is in washington. john, good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> all right. so is it all the president's men as they say for president obama? >> well, right now it looks like it. these last three appointments, all white males, and this criticism is, look, mr. president, you won your election based on the votes of women and minorities, so you should respect that in your naming of the cabinet picks. the white house pushes...
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we'll bring you president obama and hamid karzai's joint news conference live. wolf blitzer will anchor our special coverage that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> also this morning, at the white house, joe biden is racing the clock and the tuesday deadline to suggest ways of curbing gun violence. today, the vice president meets with members of the video game industry, those violent fantasy games always enter the discussion when young men carry out mass shootings like the one at sandy hook elementary school and the one at the colorado movie theater in aurora. the nation's largest gun lobby, the nra, though, is angry and apparently backing away from the conversation on gun control. it met with vice president joe biden yesterday and it says the white house isn't really interested in a dialogue. >> going into this meeting what the president's position on so-called assault weapons ban is, theame position he's taken for years. these are not new positions. the vice president had said we do this with an open mind, but at the meeting he said, no, we've already made up ou
we'll bring you president obama and hamid karzai's joint news conference live. wolf blitzer will anchor our special coverage that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> also this morning, at the white house, joe biden is racing the clock and the tuesday deadline to suggest ways of curbing gun violence. today, the vice president meets with members of the video game industry, those violent fantasy games always enter the discussion when young men carry out mass shootings like the one at sandy...
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news channel later this afternoon. but, the future for u.s. forces there, how many forces, what will the afghans agree to. how far will the president push this. we'll all find out together. meantime severe weather, heavy rain, slamming the south. bringing more than a foot of water. reports after tornado up to go down there we'll have details in a moment where that's happening. martha: and high-flying utility workers keeping the lights on and having the time of their lives doing it. we'll show you. >> we're not adrenaline junkies. we're not out there to do this to get a fix. it is just our cup of tea, if you will. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing e all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. martha: this is our favorite story today. new video of real life "snakes on a plane". p
news channel later this afternoon. but, the future for u.s. forces there, how many forces, what will the afghans agree to. how far will the president push this. we'll all find out together. meantime severe weather, heavy rain, slamming the south. bringing more than a foot of water. reports after tornado up to go down there we'll have details in a moment where that's happening. martha: and high-flying utility workers keeping the lights on and having the time of their lives doing it. we'll show...
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we heard comments from new york congressman charlie rangel and new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen. >> it's embarrassing as hell and i kind of think there's no excuse when it's his second term. >> he has places where he could appoint women and i hope he'll take a look and do that. >> cbs news political director john dickerson is in washington. john, good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> all right, so is it all the president's men, as they say for president obama? >> well, right now it looks like it these last three appointments all white males, and this criticism is basically, look, mr. president, you won your election based on the votes of women and minorities so you should respect that in your naming of your cabinet picks. the white house pushes back and says he's only half way through the process, don't judge him so quickly, but if the president's being judged quickly on race and gender issues it may in fact be because he taught people how to do that in his campaign. there was not an issue of race or agenda that the obama campaign didn't jump on when it came to mitt romney and
we heard comments from new york congressman charlie rangel and new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen. >> it's embarrassing as hell and i kind of think there's no excuse when it's his second term. >> he has places where he could appoint women and i hope he'll take a look and do that. >> cbs news political director john dickerson is in washington. john, good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> all right, so is it all the president's men, as they say for president...
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. >> senator jeff sessions has accused lew of misrepresenting the effect president obama's proposals would have on the country's deficit. and yesterday on cnbc, the senator said, in part, quote, lew certainly doesn't bring the gauf taus gravitas of former new york fed chair like secretary geithner and others we've had as secretary of treasury. >> i don't understand that. >> the premier financial position of the united states government. >> and that has gravitas, i guess, four years on the job will make you old. >> that's what they do. they just don't like it. >> so mika, what do you think about him getting about $1 million, almost $1 million in bonuses while citi was being bailed out with taxpayer dollars? >> it makes me think twice in some ways, but, you know, the sad thing is, that's a tiny bonus. >> he didn't write himself the check. >> compared to the bonuses that some have gotten. >> he's got the guy who said give me the bonus. >> excuse me? it would be a lot to you or me, but it's not compared to the bonuses we've seen on wall street and other major companies. i also think -- >
. >> senator jeff sessions has accused lew of misrepresenting the effect president obama's proposals would have on the country's deficit. and yesterday on cnbc, the senator said, in part, quote, lew certainly doesn't bring the gauf taus gravitas of former new york fed chair like secretary geithner and others we've had as secretary of treasury. >> i don't understand that. >> the premier financial position of the united states government. >> and that has gravitas, i guess,...